Happy 2019! It’s hard to believe that 2018 has come and gone, isn’t it? Time flies. Last year people like you helped us reach thousands of people in need of eye care. Thank you for your support! So many people, like Elagonda from India, were helped through your generosity. Here’s a letter Elagonda wanted us… Continue reading Happy New Year!
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Sustainable community eye health care in Nepal
Operation Eyesight’s work in Nepal goes back to 1973, when we established the Nepal Eye Hospital, the first full-fledged eye hospital in the country. We also played an instrumental role in establishing and/or renovating five other eye hospitals in Nepal, before withdrawing from the country to focus our blindness prevention programs elsewhere. In 2016, after… Continue reading Sustainable community eye health care in Nepal
Community health worker strives to help every patient (Part 2 of 2)
Last week, we introduced you to Sarashwati, a community health worker who had made it her mission to help ever single patient in Kawalwadi, a small village in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This week, the story continues, courtesy of Dr. Harish Kumar, our programme manager in India. Sarashwati had polio as a child, leaving… Continue reading Community health worker strives to help every patient (Part 2 of 2)
Community health worker strives to help every patient (Part 1 of 2)
Dr. Harish Kumar, our programme manager in India, shared this inspiring story with us. Thank you, Harish! At Operation Eyesight, we value the big-picture perspective, but we also like to keep one foot planted firmly at the ground level. So while we’re busy organizing, planning, training and monitoring, we recognize that it’s the field staff… Continue reading Community health worker strives to help every patient (Part 1 of 2)